Our most precious resource is running out. The question is – can we stop our blind consumption before it’s too late? Anja Bless discusses the future implications of water scarcity and what it means when the taps run dry.

Elon Musk’s SpaceX has unveiled its plan to get humans to Mars. Check out the Private Sector’s answer to making humanity a multi-planet civilisation.

The Falcon 9 achieves its first successful landing for re-usability

CEO Elon Musk in the mission control room at the Hawthorne, California-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp., on April 19, 2012. If successful, it will be the first time a private company will dock with the International Space Station. The launch is scheduled for Saturday, May 19, 2012. (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/MCT) ORG XMIT: 1122559

Determined to curb pollution and crippling traffic, a Chinese company is pioneering new ways to move people. Cheaper than traditional forms of public transport, and with projections to cut traffic by up to 30%, the vertical but may be the transport option of the future.